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Horse and Groom pub. A covered terrace was installed in 1930 and dressing rooms built the following year. Another covered stand was installed at the Ford End Road end of the ground in 1935, which was replaced by a more modern stand in 1953. The capacity had reached at least 6,000, and a new record attendance of 5,667 was set for the FA Cup match against Dartford in 1934–35. The roof of the stand built in 1930 was destroyed in late 1938 and was replaced by the start of the 1939–40 season. Further ground developments in the 1950s raised the capacity to 18,500, with the record attendance of 18,407 set for an FA Cup game against
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ground. The New Eyrie opened on 6 August 1993 with a friendly match against Peterborough United attracting what remains the ground's record attendance of 3,000. It has a capacity of 3,000, of which 300 is seated and 1,000 covered. The ground is located next to McMullen Park, the home ground of local rivals
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The club started to develop the ground in the 1920s, with banking created and a new 300-seat stand installed on the western side of the ground in 1922 at a cost of ÂŁ250. With the extension of the roof, the seating capacity was later increased to about 400. However, players still changed in the nearby
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In 1982 the club's lease on Queens Park was terminated and after a proposed new ground in the Barkers Lane area failed to come to fruition, the club folded. When the club re-formed in 1989, they initially played on public pitches in Queens Park, before finding a site in Cardington to build a new
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A Bedford Town Football Club was in existence by 1884, although it changed its name to Bedford Association in 1887. As there were no leagues at the time, the club played friendly matches in cups, including the Kettering Charity Cup and the Luton Charity Cup, before disappearing in 1891. The name
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After the war the club continued in the league, finishing as Division One runners-up in 1929–30 before winning the title in 1930–31. The following season saw them finish in second place again, after which they won back-to-back titles in 1932–33 and 1933–34. The league was then renamed the
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Bedford Town reappeared in 1894 when Swifts, a club founded in 1890, were renamed. They absorbed Bedford Rovers in 1896, and although local leagues had been formed, the club continued to play only cup matches and friendlies. However, the club disappeared around the turn of the century.
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the ground was used by the Army, and it was still in use in 1919 when the club started playing again. As a result, they played on the playing fields of County School until being able to return to Queens Park in December 1919.
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in the fourth round in front of a then-record crowd of 17,858. The club were prevented from applying for Football League membership that year as they had signed players from the league without paying transfer fees. The
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for the 1991–92 season. After finishing fourth in their first season, they won Division One in 1992–93, before going on to win the Premier Division the following season, earning promotion to Division Three of the
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resulted in another relegation to Division One North. League reorganisation in 1979 saw them placed in the Midland Division. They reached the first round of the FA Cup for a thirteenth time in
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during October. The pitch was originally between Havelock Street and Lawrence Street, before they moved to one at the end of Nelson Street. There were initially no spectator facilities, with
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The following season saw further league re-organisation, with Bedford placed in the new Premier Division; their FA Cup campaign ended with a 4–0 first round defeat at home to
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2–1 in a second replay in the second round. Hereford United were then defeated 2–1 in the third round, before a fourth round tie saw them lose 3–0 at home to
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the club were Division One Central champions, earning promotion to the Premier Division Central. However, they finished bottom of the division the
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saw their first appearance in the FA Cup first round since reforming and resulted in a 2–1 defeat at Peterborough United in a replay.
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saw them reach the first round of the FA Cup again, and for the first time they progressed to the next round after beating
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On 31 July 1908 a new Bedford Town was formed at the Association Rooms on Harpur Street. They joined Division One of the
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ended 2–2, with Arsenal winning the replay 2–1. They applied for election to the Football League again following a
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saw Bedford finish second-bottom of the Premier Division, resulting in relegation to Division One Central. In
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saw them beat non-League opposition in the first and second round before being drawn against Second Division
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3–0. The second round saw them defeat Football League opposition for the first time as they won 3–2 against
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they were Division Two champions, earning promotion to Division One, and after finishing as runners-up in
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After being reformed in 1908, the club started playing at a site off London Road, before moving to the
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3–2 in the final to earn promotion to the Conference South. However, they lasted only one season,
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and were relegated back to Division One Central. They were runners-up in Division One Central in
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The original Bedford Town played at London Road in 1886, before playing most of its matches at
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they reached the second round where they were again beaten by Gillingham, this time away. The
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Most goals in a match: Joe Chamberlain, 9 goals vs Rushden Fosse, December 1911
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At the New Eyrie: 3,000 vs Peterborough United, friendly match, 6 August 1993
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between 1887 and 1890. They then moved to a ground located off London Road.
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Bedford entered the play-offs for the final positions in the newly created
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to return to the Premier Division, also reaching the semi-finals of the
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the club again beat Football League opposition in the FA Cup, defeating
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2–1 in the final to secure promotion to the Premier Division Central.
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saw them qualify for the promotion play-offs. Following a 1–0 win at
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resulted in a 2–1 win for Bedford, before they were defeated 3–0 by
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saw them promoted in third place, but they were relegated again in
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of the division, and were relegated back to the Southern League.
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The club were reformed in 1989, and joined Division One of the
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in the Southern League, but again failed to receive a vote.
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However, that season saw them finish second-from-bottom in
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in front of a record crowd of 18,407. Another cup run in
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Division One Central, 2nd of 19 (promoted via play-offs)
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season saw them reach the fourth round again, beating
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in the league saw them promoted to Division Two. In
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Denied F.C.: The Football League election struggles
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Winners 1951–52, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1963–64, 1966–67
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The 8: 788:; in the subsequent play-offs they defeated 35: 1079:performance: Fourth round, 1963–64, 1965–66 1507: 1486: 1472: 1464: 1033:Winners 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66 851: 468:for the first time, losing 3–2 at home to 34: 1425:Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) 999:Eastern Professional Floodlit Competition 2794:National League (English football) clubs 1421: 1419: 1417: 1415: 673:, eventually losing 6–2 on aggregate to 425:Bedfordshire County Football Association 1288: 1286: 1284: 1282: 1163: 823:only put down in November 1911. During 543:in the third round. 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A third-place finish in their 415:, a village on the outskirts of 381: 354: 347: 340: 333: 326: 319: 299: 292: 285: 278: 271: 264: 257: 250: 230: 223: 216: 209: 202: 195: 188: 181: 41: 1106:, Southern League, 1954–55; vs 967:Vandanel Trophy winners 1997–98 638:before a 6–2 defeat at home to 480:Southern League and cup success 2779:Southern Football League clubs 2769:1989 establishments in England 2749:1908 establishments in England 2739:Football clubs in Bedfordshire 1427:Non-League Club Directory 2013 1297:Football Club History Database 1059:North Bedfordshire Charity Cup 980:Division One champions 1992–93 964:Division Two champions 1998–99 945:Division One champions 1969–70 761:in the semi-finals, they beat 605:in the third round. 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Bedford
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Southern League
Club website
Home colours
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Third colours
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Borough of Bedford
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Cardington
Bedford
the Football Association
Bedfordshire County Football Association
Northamptonshire League
World War I
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United Counties League
FA Cup
Dartford
World War II
Southern League
Swindon Town
1951–52
Weymouth

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